ESV
KJV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
ASV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
ERVEN
9. I saw all this. I thought very hard about the things that happen in this world. I saw that people always struggle for the power to rule others, and this is bad for them.
NLT
9. I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.
WEB
9. All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
NET
9. While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.
NLV
9. All this I have seen while thinking about every work that has been done under the sun. There is a time when one man has power over another man and makes him suffer.
HCSB
9. All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.
YLT
9. All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.
LITV
9. All this I have seen. I gave my heart to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which a man rules over a man for his evil.
RV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: {cf15i there is} a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
NCV
9. I saw all of this as I considered all that is done here on earth. Sometimes men harm those they control.
MKJV
9. All this I have seen, and I gave my heart to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.
AKJV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt.
LXXEN
9. So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
KJV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
AMP
9. All this have I seen while applying my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his own hurt or to the other man's.
KJVP
9. All H3605 NMS this H2088 DPRO have I seen H7200 VQQ1MS , and applied H5414 my heart H3820 NMS-1MS unto every H3605 NMS work H4639 NMS that H834 RPRO is done H6213 under H8478 NMS the sun H8121 : [ there ] [ is ] a time H6256 NMS wherein H834 RPRO one man H120 D-NMS ruleth over H7980 another H120 to his own hurt H7451 .
YLT
9. All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.
ASV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
WEB
9. All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
NASB
9. All these things I considered and I applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun, while one man tyrannizes over another to his hurt.
ESV
9. All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.
RV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: {cf15i there is} a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
RSV
9. All this I observed while applying my mind to all that is done under the sun, while man lords it over man to his hurt.
NKJV
9. All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: [There is] a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.
MKJV
9. All this I have seen, and I gave my heart to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.
AKJV
9. All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt.
NRSV
9. All this I observed, applying my mind to all that is done under the sun, while one person exercises authority over another to the other's hurt.
NIV
9. All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.
NIRV
9. I understood all of those things. I used my mind to study everything that's done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others. But he ends up hurting himself.
NLT
9. I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.
MSG
9. All this I observed as I tried my best to understand all that's going on in this world. As long as men and women have the power to hurt each other, this is the way it is.
GNB
9. I saw all this when I thought about the things that are done in this world, a world where some people have power and others have to suffer under them.
NET
9. While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.
ERVEN
9. I saw all this. I thought very hard about the things that happen in this world. I saw that people always struggle for the power to rule others, and this is bad for them.